No. of pages 208
Published: 2017
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This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Most Significant Work of Prose in English by an Emerging Indigenous Writer. It was recognised in the Best Books for Kids & Teens category by the Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards. It also was recognised by the Governor General's Literary Award. It was recognised in the Fiction - YA category by the Foreword Indies Book of the Year Award. Also it was recognised in the Inuit and Metis Literature category by the Burt Award for First Nations.
This book has been graded for interest at 12+ years.
There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Inhabit Media Inc .
Aviaq Johnston is a young Inuk author from Igloolik, Nunavut. Her debut novel Those Who Run in the Sky was released in the spring of 2017. In 2014, she won first place in the Aboriginal Arts and Stories competition for her short story "Tarnikuluk," which also earned her a Governor General's History Award. Aviaq is a graduate of Nunavut Sivuniksavut, and she has a diploma in Social Service Work from Canadore College. Aviaq loves to travel and has lived in Australia and Vietnam. She spends most of her time reading, writing, studying, and procrastinating. She goes back and forth between Iqaluit, Nunavut, and Ottawa, Ontario. Toma Feizo Gas has spent ten years working in entertainment arts, with experience in production art, creative direction, concept design, and illustration. Noel McDermott is a retired professor of literature at Nunavut Arctic College where he lived and taught in Inuktitut and English for thirty-five years as a classroom teacher, school principal, and lecturer in the teacher training program. He has held Teaching Appointments at many other educational institutions, including McGill University, Trent University, the University of Waterloo, Ontario, as well as at the Sami University in Kautokeino, Norway. Toma Feizo Gas has spent ten years working in entertainment arts, with experience in production art, creative direction, concept design, and illustration.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Foreword Indies Book of the Year Award
This book was recognised in the Fiction - YA category by the Foreword Indies Book of the Year Award.
Burt Award For First Nations
This book was recognised in the Inuit and Metis Literature category by the Burt Award for First Nations.
Governor General's Literary Award
This book was recognised by the Governor General's Literary Award.
Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards
This book was recognised in the Best Books for Kids & Teens category by the Canadian Children's Book Centre Awards.
Most Significant Work of Prose in English by an Emerging Indigenous Writer
This book was recognised by the Most Significant Work of Prose in English by an Emerging Indigenous Writer.